Mormons consider the rest of us to be heathens so why does it surprise people that there is a back lash
“Mormons consider the rest of us to be heathens so why does it surprise people that there is a back lash”
Um, no. We know that other Christians also believe as we do, in the God of the Bible.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heathens
But we do believe that you are Gentiles, meaning in this case, to be outside of our covenant with God. Baptism is that covenant of which I am speaking.
I have lots and lots of friends that are not Mormon and only one is a heathen, he worships the sun and trees and stuff. But strangely enough I don’t go around trying to explain to others what they believe or what it means.